Nation Jun 09 NIH scientists publish letter criticizing Trump’s deep cuts in public health research By Calvin Woodward, Nathan Ellgren, Associated Press
Politics Mar 05 WATCH: Dr. Jay Bhattacharya testifies at Senate confirmation hearing for NIH director Bhattacharya, a health economist at Stanford University who was an outspoken critic of government COVID-19 shutdowns and vaccine policies, faced questions from senators from both parties Wednesday about drastic funding cuts and research priorities at the National Institutes of Health. By Lauran Neergaard, Associated Press
Politics Nov 27 Watch 6:54 Trump names COVID lockdown skeptic to lead NIH, another sign of shifts in key agencies President-elect Trump selected a critic of COVID-19 lockdowns and mandates to lead the National Institutes of Health. Dr. Jay Bhattacharya is known for co-authoring the Great Barrington Declaration, a 2020 manifesto that advocated allowing COVID to spread in order to… By William Brangham, Ali Schmitz